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ABATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does abator mean? 

ABATOR (noun)
  The noun ABATOR has 1 sense:

1. a person who abates a nuisanceplay

  Familiarity information: ABATOR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ABATOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who abates a nuisance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("abator" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

abate (make less active or intense)


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